move weights which would be far beyond their strength, if applied in the ordinary manner; and it may, therefore, be used with advantage in many situations, in which it may be either difficult to command labour, or desirable to economize it.

One end of a rope is made fast to the weight which is to be moved. The other end is passed two or three times round the lower part of the barrel, the loose end being kept above the turns, and stretched taut by the man who passed it round. As the barrel is turned, the rope winds round it, forces the turns up the barrel, and clears itself. As fast as

the running end comes off the barrel, it is coiled by a man appointed to that duty.

The capstan when used, is secured by ropes to pickets, or other holdfasts on the opposite side of it to that on which the strain acts upon it.

If a crab capstan cannot be procured, the windlass of a gyn may be used as a substitute, the cheeks being laid on the ground and secured with pickets; or a temporary capstan may be rigged, by lashing four handspikes to the spokes and felloe of a limber wheel, which is turned upon the pintail of the dismounted limber.

PART II.-SERVING, AND WORKING HEAVY ORDNANCE. ARTICLE I.

A gun detachment consists of one non-commissioned officer and nine gunners.

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Telling off." The men fall in, on their private parade, two deep, the non-commissioned officer gives the word Tell off." The men are told off as with field guns.

The detachment is marched into the battery, and is halted in line, facing the parapet, and to the left rear of the gun which is to be worked. The detachment is now in the position of "Detachment rear," or that which it occupies when it comes into the battery as a relief, and whilst the relieved party is marching off.

GENERAL DETAIL OF DUTIES FOR DETACHMENTS OF TEN MEN AT ALL HEAVY GUNS.

No. 1 points, and commands. No. 2 searches, sponges, rams home, elevates.

No. 4 clears the vent, serves it, pricks cartridges, traverses.

No. 6 supplies side arms to No. 2, cleans spunge if necessary, attends stool bed, elevating screw and quoin in laying, has charge of water buckets, assists to load the 8-inch, 10-inch, and 68-pr. guns, and also hot shot, with all calibres.

No. 3 loads, assists to ram home, elevates, uncaps fuze when in bore.

No. 5 serves No. 3 with projectiles, wads, if necessary, and traverses, attends stop quoins with 8" and 10" howitzers.

No. 7 serves No. 3, with cartridge, primes, and fires.

The above numbers run the gun up.